Rosie O'Donnell . . . Ridiculous. . .
“Bush is a war criminal. . .” Here’s what Rosie O’Donnell recently said to Geraldo Rivera, according to the New York Post (Photo credit-Getty): You know [President Bush] invaded a sovereign nation [Iraq] in...
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Laura Bush. . . and the Problem with Guy Humor
Since I am a big fan of Laura Bush’s, I had been skirting the issue of her questionable taste in jokes on Saturday night. But Paul, of My Dogs Are Smarter, has backed me...
White House Correspondents' Dinner
On Saturday night, we headed to the Washington Hilton to join the fun at the reception hosted by National Review before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld and Me One of...
American Knight: Congratulations Captain Thunder
Captain Thunder6 Lieutenant Thunder6 was promoted to Captain in a wonderful, and history-laden, ceremony. It’s worth reading the whole thing — Thunder6 writes beautifully, and his words take you to the scene. But here’s...
What's a Boiled Frog, Anyway??
I’m arguing that this is precisely what the military is doing with women in combat — turning the heat up slowly, so that no one notices. If they came right out and announced, “Hey, we’re going to start putting women in combat” it wouldn’t go over real well.
It's Just What Moms Do . . .
If you are coming over from LaShawn’s Corner, welcome! With the writing I’ve been doing on women in combat, I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between men and women, moms and dads....
Movie Review: The Interpreter
Much more to come on women in combat. I will give the Pentagon meeting report, as promised, but that is still a developing story. Please check back in. (Or subscribe on the left sidebar...
Frog Headlines: Is this what America Wants?
This is Lieutenant Dawn Halfaker. Is this what America wants? Lt. Dawn Halfaker Today’s USA Today carries Dawn’s story — she lost her right arm in combat in Iraq. And here’s what USA TODAY...
Abortion Survivor; Marathon Runner
In response to yesterday’s sad news about the aborted baby who was born alive, then left to die, Carol in Nashville wrote with an amazing and wonderful story: I go to a gym where...
Schoomaker 2: Attempting to Rescue the Frog. . .
As a preface to this post, let me ask: as a matter of military strategy, how does one confront an entrenched opponent who has you outnumbered and out-gunned? Patrick Walsh, a retired infantry Major,...
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